Elon Musk announced on Monday that the company is aiming to get its revolutionary self-driving technology ready by the year-end.
The announcement was made at an energy conference in Norway, where he also said that he hopes it could quickly be in wide release in the US and even Europe depending on regulatory approval. He also said that he is currently laser-focused on SpaceX Starship spacecraft and self-driving Teslas.
The billionaire predicted that a Tesla would be able to drive autonomously from Los Angeles to New York in 2018, a trip that still has not happened, and in 2019, he said all Teslas would be fully functioning robo-taxis in the near future.
The company’s current Full Self-Driving package racks up a whopping $15,000 to add to a vehicle. The FSD package allows the vehicle to automatically stop at stop signs, park, react to traffic
while in cruise control, and steer on both freeways and city streets.
The new version that Musk boasts about, would allow vehicles to drive on their own, with no human occupant required.
Musk has previously voiced the opinion that autonomous vehicles will be safer than cars with human drivers.
He also has predicted that owners of the fully autonomous Teslas may send them out as
a ride-hailing service while they are at work, making for some extra income at the cost
of increased traffic in cities.
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